The economy
we live in today is unlike any other. Not only are we held in financial
captivity by Wall Street, but by the ignorance of our own people. I am floored
by the hypocrisy of those who sit in judgment of the ones suffering; even more
aghast that they are blinded by blatant political maneuvering. The
sanctimonious rhetoric regarding those who need help from our government
screams out at me from my television and news outlets daily. Today, my words are for those who forget from whence
they came.
Being in my
mid fifties, my husband and I were fortunate enough to raise our family during
a booming, thriving economy. Our family decisions were based on how to raise
the children, rules, schooling and the like. There was never a question of enough
food on the table or money to pay the bills. Sure, some years were tight; we
worked hard and make choices. Still, we were raising our family in the land of
plenty. My children's generation must scrape by in ways we were never forced
to.
Mockery can
often be found if you scratch the surface of those who loudly proclaim self sufficiency.
Take Max* (not his real name) as a prime example. Max frequently posts
disgruntled, disparaging remarks on facebook pertaining to social safety nets
and those lazy sots receiving help. Max's children, one son and two daughters,
are grown. The state raised them from infancy because he was too busy snorting
coke, running women and facing trouble with the law. Now Max trolls churches
for financial help to pay his bills. The children he left now help Max.
Tess in
Oklahoma has found the Lord. She is reunited with the husband she left because
he sexually abused their son. They receive free medical care due their
children's 'issues'. She touts her love for the Lord, adamantly refuses to
believe anyone but her family is entitled to benefits (the country can NOT
afford it!) and parrots the hate speech of her pastor who has informed her that
President Obama is evil.
Maybe I
missed the ethics class. When did these people become beacons of their
community? Where is the outrage when a man who broadcasts a successful radio
program refers to the former president's daughter as "the Whitehouse
dog" and then proceeds to call a woman testifying on birth control "a
slut"? The silence of the moral right is deafening. The demographics of
Rush Limbaugh's listeners speaks volumes, folks. His listeners live and breathe
his hatred without a clue as to what it is doing to our country. When is the
last time you heard anyone on the right fringe lament on Limbaugh's drug use
and numerous marriages? Maybe it's me. I tend to look at those idiosyncrasies
before holding someone's opinion close to my heart.
The most
corrupt in our country wear the church as a cloak. They are not beacons of
light. They are hate mongers breeding their seeds of destruction in uneducated
minds. Make no mistake, the less educated our people, the less informed, the
more susceptible they are to the ignorance spewed on our airwaves and into our
homes.
Open your
eyes! Fiends ravaging the church's good will for money, while gamble theirs
away, is not the example to be followed. There is no true morality in masquerading
behind thoughtless words posted on a social network. Look beneath the surface
and you will find it is often the poor, the needy, and poverty stricken who
uphold the ethics of our country.
